Sharp County record., 1887-12-29

THE first National Republican GluY Eon @
vention opened at Chickering Hail. Ne"
York, on the 10Th. ,.,o,
1T is said to be settled that hei'noi
Pfeffer nor Clarkson will play with 'ne
Chicago Base Ball Club next season.
A SCHEME for the reduction OF the eA'
pense of collecting customs revenues ue,
vised by Assistant Secretary Maynaru' 10
about to be given trial.
E. K. WILLIAMSON, who disanpearea
from Massachusetts, six years - MS
father.in.law missing $4,000 at the~lme
time, has been caught in Nebraska.
FUNG LUNG DICK and Chez Lung, tWt
Cinnamon, were convicted at Portland,
Ore, on the 10th, of murder in e nrS'
degree for killing Lee Yeck in the Gnese le,
theatre on the night of November0I Inc
penalty is death. The sentence WI De
pronounced next week. -
Mr.. POwDERLY's condition Oh the nlgh'
of the 18th was regarded as crltYai ny
his physician. He was seized win an
other hemorrhage during the afternoon afl
Since his return to his home at Sdanton
he has slept very little, and he Is very
nervous and restless on that accouF''
MEssgs. EsMoNDE AND OCoNNoR, tne
Irish ENJOYS, paid their respects to freSi'
dent Clevea and on the 18th.
THE st. Petersburg Official Mtlttg9 Ga
zette explains recent Russian milh-,y ac-
tivity, and shows why certain moy9pentS
and massing of troops were madef eceS>
sary by the action Of other nations9
THE new Methodist Episcopal hAspltal,
founded by George l. Seney, was formally
dedicated by appropriate services IN
Brooklyn on the 14th, and despiteI he IN,
clement weather there was la1S ana
apprecative audience present.
THE four coke.strikers on trial at 1 llon'
town, Pa, for assaulting the nopj Union
miners at the Jim coke works durfg the
great strike of last year, were cf vlcted
on the 18th of riot and conspiracy r forty'
eight others were released foO drnlng
States evidence. The prisonef re all
Hungarans. II
THE first train over the Minneapolis,
Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic rallr oad'
which left Minneapolis on the tn, ar
rived at Sault Ste. Marie on the afternoon
of the 10Th, having as passengers Hon. w,
D. Washburn, president of the road, and
number of business men of Minneapolis.
The international bridge Is flnisS9d and
connection with the ea-board completed.
GOVERNOR BoDLEY, of Maine, died at
his home in Halowell, on the 10Th. S. 8.
Marble, president of the State Senate,
will be his successor.
THE United States fish car containing
the Governments gift to Mexico, arrived
at the City of Mexico on the 10th.
SOME very sensational charges are made
by United ireland to the effect that Mgr
Persco's mission to Ireland is the result
of bargain between the English Govern
ment and the Pope.
THE Minnesota State Dairymen's con-
vention adopted memorial to Congress
at its session on the 18th, asking that the
manufacture Of fraudulent butter be pro-
hbited or the manufacturers be com
peeled to color their product pink!
Mr.. DENBY, American Minister tc
China, has written letter to Secretary
Bayard, saying that whatever conces-
sions had been made to thA Barker
Mitkie wicz syndicate, have Sace been
revoked by the Chinese Government.
---TTifs II tar- $ sttat7-sy % Ssli ave . @
hearing on the 18th in the case Of Wm ID,
Heard, a colored minister, living in
Charleston, S. c., who complains that the
Georgia Railroad Company, June Is, 1887,
compelled him to ride in a coach of in
ferior accommodations, although he had q
first-class ticket.
THE annual meeting of the New York
State League of Anti-Saloon Republicans
convened on the 10Th. There was good
attendance, including representative men
from all parts of the State. Sessions
were cont nued two days, closing with O
mass-metting.
THE Ohio State Grange convened at
Canton on the 18th. Among the resolu-
tions adopted was one opposing the plac-
ing of raw materials on the free list, pro-
testing against any further reduction in
the wool tariff and demanding restoT tti on
of the tariff of 1867.